Gordon Ramsay says his kids won’t get his $160 million fortune

Firebrand celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay takes the same approach to parenting as he does with his cooking: brash, uncompromising and with no holds barred.

In an interview with English paper The Telegraph, Ramsay revealed that he's not giving a cent of his estimated $160 million fortune to his four kids.

"It’s definitely not going to them, and that’s not in a mean way; it’s to not spoil them," Ramsay told the paper.

"The only thing I’ve agreed with Tana [Ramsay's wife] is they get a 25 percent deposit on a flat, but not the whole flat."

The infamous chef, who is father to four kids in Megan, 18, twins Jack and Holly, 17, and Matilda, 15, says his objection to spoiling his kids stretches to every facet of his family life.

When they go flying as a family, Ramsay and his wife will sit in first class while the kids are left to handle themselves in economy.

"I say to the chief stewardess, 'Make sure those little f---ers don’t come anywhere near us, I want to sleep on this plane'," says Ramsay

"I worked my f----ing arse off to sit that close to the pilot and you appreciate it more when you’ve grafted for it."

One thing you can’t fault the infamous chef for is his work ethic, that has seen his restaurants rack up a total of 16 Michelin stars, a slew of television shows and a Forbes-estimated fortune that's on-par with Beyonce.

(Ramsay and his family. Image: Karwai Tang / Getty)

Despite the monumental success, Ramsay says it's his "rough education" on the streets of Glasgow that's shown him how important it is not to spoil his kids.

"I’ve never been really turned on about the money," said Ramsay.

"That’s not my number one objective and that’s reflected in the way the kids are brought up."

And it appears that his parenting style is paying off – none of his children resent his decision and all of them work part-time jobs or help out at local charities to further their life skills.

When asked if they'll ever follow him into the kitchen, Ramsay is adamant: while he won’t stop them, he doesn’t want the stigma to be hanging over their head.

"They all cook as a life skill as opposed to a career. I never want to put that onus on them," said Ramsay.